They use this method to
stop bills that are good
ones from going through.

A fILIbus TER ALLOws one or more u.s.senators to delay or entirely prevent avote on a proposal. According to the cur-rent rules, a senator or group of senatorsmay speak for as long as they wish andon any topic they choose, unless three-fifths of the senators (usually 60 out of100 senators) bring debate to a close.supporters of changing the rules say the filibuster favorsthe will of a minority over the majority voice in America. wealready have a system of checks and balances to temper puremajority rule, they add, but to impose the will of the few overthe will of the many is undemocratic and dangerous.Opponents of changing the rules say the filibuster makesthe minority voice in the senate relevant. They say the fili-buster slows things down, giving all Americans the chance tolearn more about the issue in question and helping to preventthe passing of potentially harmful laws.what do you think?

bIll carlsOn

NO

from members:
Richard Nelson
Littleton, CO

Marisa Monroe
Columbus, OH

If the issue is contro-versial enough thatthey aren’t able toagree ... it is moreimportant to me thatthey work harder on a solutionthat is mutually agreeable.